Monthly Archives: October 2009

This article, like the one that follows was provided to me by the Public Library in Crosby, North Dakota. Publication date and news media are unknown. *************************************************** Aged Lady Died December 18th at Powers Lake Mrs. Theresa Shane, one of … Continue reading →

Theresa (McDonough) Shane was the wife of James Shane, my dad’s uncle. The Public Library in Crosby, N.D. sent me this lovely article about Theresa, evidently from a book about the Powers Lake Catholic Nursing Home. The year of publication … Continue reading →

“The funeral of Jas. Shane of Stady, who died last Sunday was held from the Catholic Church in this city conducted by Rev. Fr. O’Sullivan, on Tuesday of this week and interment made in the Catholic Cemetery south of the … Continue reading →

James P. Shane was born in Sand Springs Iowa in 1864/1865, the third child of Bridget Hogan and Robert Shane. At the age of 25, James married 19 year old Theresa McDonough, daughter of Frank McDonough and Mary Keyes. Theresa … Continue reading →